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So the proposal thats before you here has this line at a 1,000-foot elevation. Depending on whose property youre crossing, in some cases it will in some peoples property make more Important Agricultural land, in other properties it will result in less. And, so, at any rate, thats this line thats drawn across here. Just for orientation sake, this is where, this is the Mamalahoa Highway up here. This is the junction where Teshimas Restaurant is. If you notice that theres a, the yellow colors are Low Density Urban supporting Single Family Residential-type development, mostly; the darker here is Medium Density Urban supporting Commercial and possibly Multi-Family development, closer around the existing towns along the highway. Then there would be, below that, if this amendment went through, you would have a band designated as Important Agricultural land; and then below that line, Extensive Agricultural land inthisareahere.Okay? ALAMEDA:Thankyou,Mr.Director.FellowCommissioners?Seeingnoquestions, we can move on to F-2. YUEN:The final Map Amendment that is held by the Commissioners would be F-2. And by way of orientation here, this is Kealakekua Bay, this is the Mamalahoa Highway going through here. This is the Napo opo o Road heading down to Kealakekua Bay. Hokulia project is in here. And theres an area that, F-2 is an area that is currently in the State Land Use Urban District, its zoned RA-2a by the County. Thats the zoning that permits subdivision into 2-acre lots. We have a pending subdivision application to 2-acre lots at the County. We had put this in Important Agriculture in the 2005 General Plan. It would, by virtue of elevation, it would fit in a Kona Coffee Belt designation. But we do not want to have an area thats in the State Land Use Urban District and currently being subdivided to 2-acre lots and zoned for 2-acre lots shown as Important Agriculture. Its not meant to support any change to the current zoning but just so that the map recognizes what exists there. So the proposal would be to change this from Important Agriculture to County Rural designation. Just for the sake of the standpoint of reference, this F-1 here below was a change mostly from areas that are Important Agriculture in the General Plan to Conservation; and this went up to the Council with a favorable recommendation at the last meeting from the Commission. ALAMEDA:Thank you, Mr. Director. Questions regarding F-2? Comments? Commissioner Graham. GRAHAM:Could you give us a little more maybe historical background. My sense from the testimony weve had and from what Ive heard is that some portion of that F-2 area is already kind of vested rights for someone to develop it at a 2-acre size. But maybe what youre planning here would sort of enable additional land to be developed to that density. But what youve just told us is that its already zoned to that density, so it would seem that thats a mistake. 9